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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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Adoption should be pursued as a last resort, the government and adoption organisations have told us, because, while it offers stability, it also severs the legal relationship between the child and its birth family forever.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He said the goal is never having to resort to binding arbitration, but that if required, this would allow a “neutral third party” to make the final decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

On top of those savings, I’ll get a lineup of extras at check in, including daily breakfast for two, a $100 resort credit and early check in/late check out if available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The ski resort company on Monday posted a loss attributable to Vail of $190.2 million, or $5.34 a share, compared with a loss of $182.4 million, or $4.99 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There could be no need to resort to goat’s blood to soften the diamond.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

MGM’s interests include resorts such as the Bellagio in Las Vegas and others around the world, table game revenue and online betting operations including BetMGM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sandals has 20 resorts on eight islands in the Caribbean, they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

"It's going to be different, but the one thing I'd say is his golf resorts have hosted PGA Tour events, European Tour events, LIV events," McIlroy told BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

If you have an extra day or two, there are plenty of nearby lakes, small towns and resorts worth exploring.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Whenever I met my classmates they would tell me about the jobs they had found, how some of them had left town to work in summer resorts in the North.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Todd Luong has resorted to paying his real-estate agents to hold open houses, because no one wants to staff one.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now, Swift, despite her strong songwriting skills, has resorted to some pretty rote wordplay in recent years.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Those who have stayed inside Ukraine have resorted to workarounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

In California, state leaders once attempted to shut down privately run detention centers and, after losing, resorted instead to proposing other oversight measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

In the interest of fairness, the CPS resorted to a lottery.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Paramount’s high-profile lobbying campaign reached a crescendo in late August after Paramount called out activist-actor Mark Ruffalo, accusing him of resorting to “antisemitic tropes” to argue against the merger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"The Council also unanimously expresses its concern regarding the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or to the institutional mechanisms established to address situations of this nature."

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

As some companies pump the brakes on AI spending by resorting to cheaper models, others are going all-in on the most advanced AI systems—even with their hefty price tags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

President Lincoln would not accept secession; he hoped to reunite the country without resorting to war.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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